Familial Tendency and Dietary Association of Goitre in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
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1999Author
C, Abuye
A.M, Omwega
J K, Imungi
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To assess the familial tendency and dietary association of goitre.
Design: Cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical components.
Setting: Goma-Gofa, south Ethiopia.
Subjects: Five hundred and ninety seven elementary school children aged 6-18 years
and their biological parents.
Results: Prevalence of goitre was found to be 51.7% of which 21.7% was visible goitre.
The mean urinary iodine extraction levels indicated adequate dietary intake of iodine
by the study group. A significant association (p<O.OOI)was established for familial
tendency of goitre between parents and their children. Consumption of halleko (Moringa
stenopetala), a leafy vegetable common in the study area, of more than two times per
day was significantly (p<O.OO5)associated with causation of goitre.
Conclusion: These results strongly suggest that goitre prevalence in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
is due to familial tendency as well as dietary factors.
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East African Medical Journal Vol. 76 No 8Publisher
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology